The Government of Liberia on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 presented to Criminal Court “A” Judge Roosevelt Willie pieces of evidence seeking to convict a Guinean accused of plotting to overthrow the current Junta President of Guinea Mamady Doumuyah. Prosecution earlier failed to submit their evidence to the court and were issued a writ of summons…
The Government of Liberia through the Civil Service Agency (CSA) says it will end all salary payment transactions through the use of mobile money. Speaking Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at the Ministry of Information regular press briefing CSA Director General Josiah Joekai said the mobile money payment platform was being abused by unscrupulous individuals. The…
The Deputy Minister for Press and Public Affair at Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Daniel O. Sando, says President Joseph N. Boakai and his government will not interfere with the investigation launched by Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) into alleged US$15 million off-budget expenditure. Addressing a press briefing in Monrovia Tuesday, October 1, 2024, Minister…
Liberia’s former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah has blamed the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC-led) government’s failure to prosecute alleged former Officials of Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s twelve years rule under the Unity Party Government on the departure of United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). He said the first government to be democratically elected after the…
The Director General of the Civil Service Agency (CSA) of Liberia Josiah Joekai has admitted that the country’s public sector is sick and it is by laws and policies the responsibility of certain governmental functionaries to work on it. Joekai spoke on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, when the Liberia Institute for Public Administration (LIPA), the Governance Commission…
The Resident Judge of Criminal court C” A. Blamo Dixon has issued a Writ of Subpoena Decu Tecum and Ad Testificandum on the Liberian Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA) suspended Director General Abraham Kromah. Judge Dixon’s decision was triggered from a motion made by one of the defense lawyers requesting Mr. Kromah to appear before the…
A renowned Liberian educator, Dr. John T. Wulu, Jr., has named the intervention of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) as Liberia’s pathway and tool to economic recovery, poverty alleviation and global accelerator to sustainable development, urging the Government of Liberia and students to prioritize it. Delivering a keynote address at a combined high school…
The Deputy Finance and Development Planning Minister for Administration Bill McGill Jones says the 2025 Budget and succeeding budgets will be shaped by insights gathered from ongoing consultations regarding the National Development Plans (NDPs). Speaking Monday, September 30, 2024 in Monrovia, Minister Jones underscored the importance of representing all 73 electoral districts, over 100 administrative…
Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has launched a state-of-the-art Automated Performance Management System (APMS) aimed at improving staff performance, productivity, and efficiency in the organization. The new system, which will take effect in 2025, is expected to significantly enhance the LRA’s revenue collection as it strives to move from collecting millions to reaching billions. The new…
Indicted former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah, facing charges of economic sabotage, fraud and criminal conspiracy by Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), says allegations against him by the Unity Party-led government are only intended to tarnish his image and humiliate him. Tweah is being prosecuted for allegedly signing off a disbursement of L$1 billion and US$500,000…
